Tukur writes Tambuwal over legislators’ defection

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has urged House of Representatives Speaker Aminu Tambuwal to “direct” lawmakers who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to return to the PDP.

In a letter to Tambuwal, signed by Tukur’s lawyer, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama (SAN), the PDP said the lawmakers’ defection could lead to “anarchy”.

According to Gadzama in the letter dated December 19, the Federal High Court, Abuja, has directed that the defecting lawmakers maintain status quo.

The order, he said, was made on December 17 in a suit by Senator Bello Hayatu Gwarzo and 50 other lawmakers against Tukur, Senate President David Mark, Tambuwal, PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The plaintiff’s counsel, Gadzama said, sought to move an application for interlocutory injunction restraining Mark and Tambuwal from sitting over deliberations to declare the plaintiffs’ seat vacant.

Gadzama said Justice A. R. Mohammed suo motu (without prompting by any of the counsel), ordered all parties to maintain status quo pending hearing of the lawmakers’ suit on January 22.

He said: “Despite the court order, 37 of the plaintiffs have purportedly declared their intention to decamp to the APC. This, you will undoubtedly agree, is not in tandem with the court order. The plaintiffs did not comply with the mandatory criteria for defecting to another party. While the PDP has filed a motion seeking to overturn the lawmakers’ purported movement to the APC, the Speaker should direct that the court order be maintained.

“We enjoin you to act in obedience to the court order and direct the plaintiffs to revert to the status quo ante bellum. “

Anything contrary to this will send out the wrong signal to Nigerians and the world that the federal legislators have no regard for the law and the Constitution they have sworn to uphold.

“The action of the plaintiffs, if not contained, may lead to a state of anarchy, which is not good for our democracy, constitutionalism, rule of law and the polity.”

if the defections of 37 legislators is not confortable to Tukur then let him resign so that peace can return to his party

Akin

May he not resign and may his party not know peace. As they all ganged up to exploit and impoverish our country, soon all they have gathered, will be blown away with the winds, even their very soul will be tormented till destruction.

Akin

This is already a lost battle for PDP. Will only become clear to them when David Mark joins the band wagon.

Sam

Yukour or what did you called yourself, you wanted somebody to respect court order now but you failed to respect the same court few weeks ago during Oyinlola crisis.

akin

Nigerians prayers are being answered by God. PDP have just started seeing the hand of God. But APC should be careful.